As updates on the impact of the coronavirus continue to be released, we want to take a moment to inform you of the heightened preventative measures we have put in place at Delta Specialty Hospital to keep our patients, their families, and our employees safe. All efforts are guided by and in adherence to the recommendations distributed by the CDC.

Please note that for the safety of our patients, their families, and our staff, on-site visitation is no longer allowed at Delta Specialty Hospital.

This restriction has been implemented in compliance with updated corporate and state regulations to further reduce the risks associated with COVID-19.

We are offering visitation through telehealth services so that our patients can remain connected to their loved ones.

Alternate methods of communication for other services are being vetted and may be offered when deemed clinically appropriate.

For specific information regarding these changes and limitations, please contact us directly.

CDC updates are consistently monitored to ensure that all guidance followed is based on the latest information released.

All staff has received infection prevention and control training.

Thorough disinfection and hygiene guidance has been provided.

Patient care supplies such as masks and hand sanitizer are being monitored and utilized.

Temperature and symptom screening protocols are in place for all patients and staff.

Social distancing strategies have been implemented to ensure that patients and staff maintain proper distance from one another at all times.

Opioid Prescriptions Still Outnumber Total Population in Tennessee

Delta Specialty Hospital is the leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare in Memphis, TN. We accomplish this by being a hospital with medical and psychiatric specialties all under a single campus.

The opioid epidemic sweeping the United States has taken a devastating toll on communities throughout the country. However, some areas like Memphis, Tennessee have seen some of the worst effects of the crisis.

For too long, efforts to combat the dangerous trend of prescription opioid abuse have been focused on outreach to patients. But it has become increasingly clear that doctors and other stakeholders need to be targeted as well to help curb rates of painkiller abuse. Medical professionals need education or re-education on the topic, as well as tools to help them prescribe painkillers safely, and learn ways of identifying drug-seeking behaviors in their patients.

The Problem of Doctor Shopping

Like many other states, Tennessee has created a database to assist physicians in safe prescribing practices, allowing them to check to see what other prescriptions any given patient has at one time. It is hoped that this database will halt a practice known as “doctor shopping” in which patients seek prescriptions from multiple doctors at the same time with the intent of acquiring larger quantities of substances to abuse.

Additionally, public health organizations must ramp up their outreach efforts to communicate the dire state of the opioid crisis in Tennessee. Last year in places like Shelby County and across the United States, more people lost their lives to opioid overdose than from car accidents, a fact that demonstrates the severity of the issue.

This fact is providing hope that perhaps fewer Tennesseans will become mired in the dangerous cycle of addiction the future, and that there is greater awareness of the issue both for patients and physicians.

Additionally, there are more options for treatment for chemical dependence in Tennessee than ever before. And while there is still more work to done when it comes to increasing access to care, help is available for Tennesseans who have succumbed to an opioid addiction.

If you or someone you care about has become dependent on prescription painkillers or other substances of abuse, do not hesitate to seek support. Help is available, and can be found through a quality treatment center that offers programming specifically aimed at helping individuals overcome opioid addiction in Tennessee.

“At Delta Specialty Hospital, client care and well being comes first and foremost always. The entire staff has incredible compassion for all who come in for help. They made my experience the best it could be.”

– Former Patient

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